| Honorific Prefix: | Mitsuo Hagita |
| Background: | solo_singer |
| Native Name: | 萩田光雄 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Birth Name: | 萩田光男 |
| Birth Date: | 16 June 1946[1] |
| Birth Place: | Shizuoka, Japan |
| Genre: | Kayōkyoku, Idol Kayōkyoku, New Music, Pop |
| Occupation: | arranger, composer, music producer |
| Website: | http://www.face-music.co.jp/2_artist/hagita.htm |
| Years Active: | 1973–present |
, born June 16, 1946, in Shizuoka, Japan, is a Japanese arranger, composer and musical producer.
After graduating from the Keio University, he set his goal to be arranger and composer. In 1973, he made debut as an arranger with the song "Hitoribocchi no Heya" by Masa Takagi. He won an award for Best Arrangement on the Japan Record Awards for two consecutive years - 1975 and 1976.[2] Since 1976, he is member of the copyright collection society JASRAC and music association Japan Composers & Arrangers Association.[2] [3] On the same year, he released his first solo work Secret Love.[4] In the span of 45 years of his career, he arranged over 4,000 songs.[5] He is considered as one of the most renovated and representative music arranger in the Japanese music industry.[1] [6]
| Title | Artist(s) | Album/Single | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | "Playback Part 2" | Momoe Yamaguchi | Playback Part 2 |
| Title | Artist(s) | Album/Single | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | "Aki no Indication" | Yoko Minamino | Aki no Indication |
| Title | Artist(s) | Album/Single | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | "Take me Higher" | V6 | Take me Higher |
| Title | Artist(s) | Album/Single | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "Fuyu Koihana" | Yukimi Hanasaki | Fuyu Koihana |
| Title | Author | Release | Publisher | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| collective author | 2016 | DU BOOKS | ||
| collective author | 2018 | Rittor Music | ||
| Ichizo Seo | 2020 | Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings | |